Case-holder for books



A. ENGEL.

CASE HOLD ER FOR BOOKS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2.19l9.

1,330,250. Patented Feb. 10,1920.

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CASE HOLDER FOR BOOKS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2.19:9.

Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

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CASE HOLDER FOR BOOKS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2.1919.

Patented Feb. 10,1920.

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CASE HOLDERFQR BO0KS.. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2. 1919.

Patented Feb. 10,1920.

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ARTHUR EN GEL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CASE-HOLDER roe BOOKS.

Specification of Letters Patent. v Patented Fb;10, 1920.

Application filed June 2, 1919. Serial No. 301,276.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR ENGEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain newand 'useful Improvements in Case-Holders for Books, of which the followlng 1s a spec1firelation that when it is opened the books themselves are disposed ready for use; a case in which the books are held in a closely grouped arrangement convenient for interreference purposes; and a case having a number of its component parts detachably assembled so as to facilitate transfers, rearrangements, or removals whenever desired. The invention consists further in numerous other features of construction and combinations of parts as will more fully hereinafter appear. I

A suggestive embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective View showing the present case-holder opened up for use, but without books therein so as to better exhibit its construction;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the case-holder opened up, the books being removed in this figure, and one book retainerthe one shown on the right-being folded;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse section through the device as it appears when closed Fig. 5 is a detail, in plan, of the handle; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail showing the connectionforthe rear book retainer;

Figs. 7 and 8 are end Views showing the holder opened up, but without books, the retainers for the books being extended in the former figure, and being folded in the latter; and

Fig. 9 is a transverse section taken ap proximately on line 99 of Fig. 3.

As appears clearly in the drawings, the 1 -case-holder comprises two companion box sections designated, respectively, as A and formed of corresponding parts, including'a bottom designated, respectively, as 10 and 11, a fixed side wall designated as 12 and 13, respectively, these walls being arranged IB, swingingly connected together, and each to 'lie in adjacent planes when the caseholder is opened and in coincident planes when it is closed, and fixed end walls designated as 14 and 15, in the respective box sections. Swingingly' secured to the box section B is a cover 16 adapted also to function as an extension wall, and having a width approximately twice that of the sides 12 and 13. swinging flap 17 is carried by the cover 16 so that when the case-holder is closed,the boxsections may fold together along theirhinged edges permitting the cover 16 to be lapped. over the upper side of the case (which would otherwise .be'open) and the flap 17 to be placed over the proximate end of the bottom 10- of section A, all as appears best in Fig. 4. A button 18 may be secured to the under side of the bottom 10 in position to cooperate with 'a socket 7 freely, the purpose being to permit the han- I dle to straighten out and lie fiat upon the case whenever desired, or to assume an arched position for convenience in] carrying.

Interiorly of the holder sections upon the ends 14 and 15, I have arranged buttons-24 adapted to cooperate with sockets 25 carried by end fiaps 26 of a base 27, the parts 24 and 25 constituting asnapfastening, and mounted upon the base is a swinging frame consisting of supports 28 and 29 which are hingedly secured to the base near its ends, and a board 30 carried bythese supports. The section 29, which is rearward of the section 28, is the longer, and when the frame I forward position indicated in Fig. 8 through an arc of substantially 180 to a rearward position, as shownin Fig. 9. This movement of the parts results in the section 29 swinging through an arc of something less than 90 so as to elevate the rear end of the board 30, the forward end being held adjacent the base by means of a snap fastening 31 which may consist of a button secured to the base in cooperating relation to a socket carried by the section 28.

Hinged to one side of the board as at 32 is an extension board 33 adapted when folded out to aline therewith and to be supported by partially resting thereon (see Fig. 3). Snap fasteners 34 may be used to hold the board 33 in such extended position. The board and extension so formed is adapted to receive a retainingdevice for a book which .may conveniently consist of a back member 35 having capacity for folding in its central portion, and provided with parallel retaining members 36 arranged across its face near the opposite ends thereof beneath which the edges of the covers of a book may be secured. As a simple means of holding the retainer in place, I, have shown snap fasteners consisting of sockets 37 secured may be folded up, as shown in Fig. 4, also the extension board 33 may be folded after it, so that the case may be closed up with the books held in position ready for use when it is again opened to function as a holder. 7 r I As a part of this invention I have ar-, ranged a retainer for a third book which is mounted rearwardly of the others, but which may be folded forwardly, when required, so as .to fit within the space that-is afforded within the closed case. This third retainer consists of a backing member 39 having a flexible intermediate portion. 40 which constitutes a hinge, parallel retaining members 41 .being' arranged adjacent the opposite endsof the backing member so as to receive beneath them the covers of abook.

The third book retainer may be secured in place by means of a board 42 having a hinged end 43 adapted to make fastening, as by means of snap buttons 44, with the rear wall '15 of the case section B, The upper edge 45 of the wall 15 is appropriately beveled or otherwise formed to afford support to this board 42 when its hinged end 43 is-secured in place, the relation then be ing such as is indicated in Figs. 7, 8, and 9.

' as described. s I I A case-holder comprismg two lunged By some such means as snap fasteners 46, the rear book retainer may be secured to the board 42. It will be noted that this board supports only one-half of the retainer, namely, the half that is proximate to the section B. To support its other half, I have provided a tongue 47 hinged to the board in a manner that permits it to swing around adjacent to the unsupported half of theretainer to which it may be secured as by means of snap fasteners 48. Such a means serve to support the retainer, and to prevent'its closing up except when-the snap fastening has been disconnected.

The present device, as will be noted from the preceding description, comprises two sec tions each containing parts substantially alike also a third part.the rear book retainer-'which may be folded into the device when it is .to be closed up and used as a case. The particular materials from which the several parts are made, as well as the means for joining them together are relatively immaterial, as obviously numerous expedients for this purpose are well known. Those which have been shown and described are merely suggestive as preferred embodiments. Accordingly I do not desire to be limited in the application of my invention to only those forms which have been'herein shown and described, but wish to include other equivalent and alternate structures, or modifications thereof, all as setforth in the appended claims, as follows.

I claim; I I 1. A case-holder comprising twohinged box sections adapted when folded together to provide a closed case, a book retainer secured within each sectionadapted to project beyond the sides thereof, eachretainer being foldable to lie wholly within its associated section when the case is closed, substantially box sections adapted when folded together to provide a closed case, a' book retainer secured within ea-chfsection adapted to project beyond the sides thereof, and a third book retainer secured to one s'ection adapted to lie rearwardly of the other retainers, all of the retainers being fo'ldable to "lie wholly within the case when 1 closed, substantially as described.

3. A case-holderv comprisingtwo hinged box sections adapted when folded together to provide a closed case, a frame within each section having means thereon for holding a book retainer, each frame having capacity for elevating one-0f its ends whereby an in.- clined support is provided forthe book re-, t ainer, the frame, together with the book retainer thereon,'being foldable to lie within the case, substantially as described 4. A case-holder comprising two hinged box sections adapted when folded together to box sections adapted when folded together 1 to provide a closed case, a board secured within each section having a portion extensible beyond the sides of the section and adapted, when extended, to be supported therebeyond, and a retainer supported upon each board adapted to hold a book thereon, the book retainer,as well as the extended portion of the board, being foldable to lie wholly within the section, substantially as described.

6. A case-holder comprising two hinged box sections adapted when opened out to exhibit in each a book, and means for carrying a third book arranged upon the rear side of one of the box sections consisting of a book retainer secured to one section and extending rearwardly thereof and of the other section as well, and means for holding the book retainer in such extended position, substantially as described.

7. A case-holder comprising a box, a

board detachably secured within the box, an

extensible portion swingin'gly secured to the board, means for supporting the extensible portion when swung out into alinement with the board, and a book retainer adapted to be supported upon the board and its extended portion, substantially as described.

8. A case-holder comprising a box adapted also to function as a case, a board detachably secured within the box and having a portion V extensible beyond the sides, of the box adapted when extended to be supported therebe yond, and a retainer suported upon the board adapted to hold a book thereon, the book retainer, as well as the extended portion of the board being folda'ble to lie wholly within the box, substantially as described.

9. A case-holder comprising a box adapted also to function as a case, a frame within the box having means thereon for holding a book, the frame having capacity for elevation at one of its ends whereby an inclined support is provided for the book, the frame, together with the book thereon, being foldable to lie within the box, substantially .as

described.

I p ARTHUR ENGEL. Vvitness M. D. KENxoN. 

